As a result of the passage of several
Senate and House Bills, the following changes/amendments will become effective July
1, 2007:

Senate Bill 124 amended Section 320.0863,
Florida Statutes, to provide for “Custom Vehicles.”These vehicles are 25 years old or older with
a model year after 1948 or manufactured to resemble such a vehicle and have
been altered from the manufacturer’s original design or have a body constructed
from nonoriginal material.In addition,
this statute allows for the development and design of a “Custom Vehicle”
license plate.

Senate
Bill 136 amended Section 320.08058 (49), Florida Statutes, to redistribute the funds
from the sale of Live the Dream license plates.After the initial $60,000 is collected for the Dream Foundation, Inc.,
25% of the sales will be split equally among sickle cell organizations and the
continuing promotion and marketing of the license plate and concept.

Senate
Bill 1134 amended Section 479.07, Florida
Statutes, to provide for the implementation of a secure print-on-demand
electronic temporary license plate registration, record retention, and issue
system for use by every department-authorized issuer of temporary license
plates by the end of the 2007-2008 fiscal year.

Senate Bill 1630 amended Section
320.08058 (29), Florida Statutes, to redistribute the funds from the sale of
United States Marine Corps license plates.After the first $50,000 is collected annually and distributed to the
Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation, Inc., thirty-five percent shall be
deposited in the State Homes for Veterans Trust Fund and sixty-five percent
shall be distributed to the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation, Inc.

Senate Bill 2052 amended Section
320.08058(28), Florida Statutes to distribute the proceeds of the annual use
fee to the Florida Wildflower Foundation, Inc.

House Bill 517 amended Section
324.021(8), Florida Statutes, to exempt the owner, registrant, or operator of a
motor vehicle from providing proof of financial responsibility if he/she is a
member of the United States Armed Forces and is called to or on active duty
outside this state or the United States.They are also exempt if the owner of the vehicle is the dependent spouse
of the active duty member and is residing with the active duty member out of
state, and the vehicle is maintained out of state.

House Bill 615 added Section 320.02(16)
(e), Florida Statutes, to include language permitting a voluntary contribution
of $1 per applicant to be distributed to the Children’s Hearing Help Fund.

House Bill 7173 amended or added to the
following Florida Statutes:

Section 320.08056(4) (s), Florida
Statutes was amended to increase the annual use of the Sea Turtle license plate
to $23.

Section 320.08058(1), (5), and (18),
Florida Statutes were amended to distribute the funds of the annual use fee
differently.

As a result of the passage of Senate
Bill 1900, the following changes/amendments will become effective October 1,
2007:

Section 320.0848, Florida Statutes, was amended to discontinue
the administrative processing fee for each initial 4-year disabled parking
permit or renewal permit.There will be
no charge for the 4-year disabled parking permit.

Section 320.0894, Florida Statutes, was
added directing the Department to develop and issue a “Gold Star” license plate
honoring the family of service members who have been killed while serving in
the Armed Forces of the United States.

Section 320.08056(4) (hhh)-(lll),
Florida Statutes were added to include five new license plates.They are:

§Florida NASCAR $25

§Corrections Foundation $25

§Protect Florida Springs $25

§Trees Are Cool $25

§Support Our Troops $25

Section 320.08056(6), Florida Statutes was amended to allow the
sponsoring organization’s Internet domain name to appear on the license
plate.

Section 320.08056(12), Florida Statutes
was added to allow the applicant for a specialty license plate the option to
instruct the department to provide his/her name, address, and renewal date to
the sponsoring organization.

Section 320.08058(8), Florida
Statutes was amended to allow up to 10 percent of the money raised from the
sale of the Florida
Educational license plate to be used for continuing marketing and promotion of
the license plate.

Section 320.08058(14), Florida Statutes
was amended to allow up to 25 percent of the funds from the sale of the Florida
Agriculture license plate to be used for promotion, marketing, and
administrative costs directly associated with the license plate and Florida
agriculture in the classroom programs.

Section 320.08058(28), Florida Statutes
was amended to have the fees distributed to the Florida Wildflower Foundation,
Inc., and to allow 15 percent of the proceeds from the sale of such plates to
be used by the foundation for administrative costs and marketing costs.